Over the past 2 decades or so, the triple digital revolution—social network, Internet, and mobile phone—has increased the use and popularity of the “selfie.” Within social sciences, the phenomenon of the selfie has been examined as a new culture that shapes human self‐presentation, social relationships, and social consumptions. This article provides an overview of the most common theoretical approaches that have been used by researchers to understand the phenomenon of the selfie. In particular, the article focuses on the use of the following frameworks: dramaturgic lens, sociosemiotic approach, and dialectical framework. In addition to these approaches, this article also introduces some preliminary ideas relating to the possibility of exploring the selfie through the lens of mediatization theory. This is based on the argument that the selfie phenomenon operates within media logic as it offers symbolic resources, discursive strategies, communicative messages, and performance tactics that shape and transform the presentation of self, social interaction, and social order.

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对自拍照的理论理解：描述性评论

在过去的20年左右的时间里，社交网络，互联网和移动电话的三重数字革命增加了“自拍照”的使用和普及。在社会科学中，自拍现象已被视为一种新的文化，塑造了人类的自我表述，社会关系和社会消费。本文概述了研究人员用来了解自拍现象的最常见的理论方法。尤其是，本文重点介绍以下框架的使用：戏剧镜头，社会符号学方法和辩证框架。除了这些方法之外，本文还介绍了一些有关通过中介化理论探索自拍的可能性的初步想法。